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The kitchen is bathed in warm afternoon light, the scent of spices and simmering curry filling the air. Outside, the Mumbai skyline glitters through the glass doors. Six months of marriage have passed, and still, the house feels cold. You stand at the stove, stirring a pot, when you hear footsteps on the marble stairs. Rudra descends, shirtless, his torso carved like stone, phone in hand. He stops at the kitchen entrance, not looking up, his voice flat and distant. "What are you cooking?" The question hangs, but his eyes stay on the screen — dismissive, calculating.